text_original: Here Benedict passed through a time of contest, resisting with difficulty the allurements of the world that he had forsaken. On one occasion, in his determination to conquer unholy desires, he is said to have plunged naked into a thicket of thorns and nettles ; and a beautiful old legend tells how, when St. Francis of Assisi visited the monastery seven hundred years after, the thorn bushes suddenly turned into roses.
text_transcription: HERE BENEDICT PASSED THROUGH A TIME OF CONTEST RESISTING WITH DIFFICULTY THE ALLUREMENTS OF THE WORLD THAT HE HAD FORSAKEN ON ONE OCCASION IN HIS DETERMINATION TO CONQUER UNHOLY DESIRES HE IS SAID TO HAVE PLUNGED NAKED INTO A THICKET OF THORNS AND NETTLES AND A BEAUTIFUL OLD LEGEND TELLS HOW WHEN SAINT FRANCIS THE PHYSIZI VISITED THE MONASTERY SEVEN HUNDRED YEARS AFTER THE THORN BUSHES SUDDENLY TURNED INTO ROSES
phonemes: hˈɪɹ bˈɛnɪdˌɪkt pˈæst θɹuː ɐ tˈaɪm ʌv kˈɑːntɛst, ɹᵻzˈɪstɪŋ wɪð dˈɪfɪkˌʌlti ðɪ ɐlˈʊɹmənts ʌvðə wˈɜːld ðæt hiː hæd fɔːɹsˈeɪkən. ˌɔn wˈʌn əkˈeɪʒən, ɪn hɪz dɪtˌɜːmᵻnˈeɪʃən tə kˈɑːŋkɚɹ ʌnhˈoʊli dɪzˈaɪɚz, hiː ɪz sˈɛd tə hæv plˈʌndʒd nˈeɪkᵻd ˌɪntʊ ɐ θˈɪkɪt ʌv θˈɔːɹnz ænd nˈɛɾəlz ; ænd ɐ bjˈuːɾifəl ˈoʊld lˈɛdʒənd tˈɛlz hˈaʊ, wˌɛn sənt. fɹˈænsɪs ʌv ɐsˈɪsi vˈɪzɪɾᵻd ðə mˈɑːnɐstɚɹi sˈɛvən hˈʌndɹɪd jˈɪɹz ˈæftɚ, ðə θˈɔːɹn bˈʊʃᵻz sˈʌdənli tˈɜːnd ˌɪntʊ ɹˈoʊzᵻz.